'I don't want my mother to be remembered as a murder victim'

'I don't want my mother to be remembered as a murder victim'Image source, Northamptonshire PoliceImage caption, Kimberley Thompson was a mother, friend, sister and basketball coachByAlex PopeNorthamptonshirePublished9 minutes agoA woman who was raped and murdered by her estranged husband has been described by loved ones as "the kindest mother, daughter, sister, auntie and friend". Kimberley Thompson, 43, from Pinewood Road, Northampton, was killed by her husband Michael Thompson, 56, in the early hours of 9 August and he later tried to stage her death as a suicide. On Tuesday he was jailed for life at Nottingham Crown Court and told he must serve a minimum term of 33 years. Kimberley's daughter, Athena, said: "I don't want people to know my mother as only a victim... she was the most loving, kind, thoughtful person to ever exist, and without a doubt the best mother a daughter could ask for."The court heard how Thompson subjected Kimberley to years of domestic abuse, including controlling, coercive behaviour, and physical violence and made hundreds of hours of recordings of her before he suffocated her at their home.'My rock'Athena said: "Around 3-4% of children lose a parent before they reach 18. I am part of that percentage."However, around 0.0004% of children lose their mother due to their father murdering them. I am now also part of that percentage."My mum was my best friend, she was meant to be constant in every part of my life, and I was supposed to make countless more memories with her."I've lost the one person I knew I could always rely on, the one person who filled me with happiness effortlessly, even though my mum was someone who always put effort into everything she did."My life was the best because she was in it, and my mum did everything she possibly could just to see me smile. She was my rock, just as I was hers."Losing my mother in such a violent and senseless way...